TETFund commissions N4.089bn legacy projects at IBB varsity

BY NGOZI A. NWANKWO The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has commissioned two landmark projects worth N4.089 billion at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, IBBU, Lapai, Niger State, executed under its 2023 Special High Impact...

The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth

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France embraces anglophone Africa as ties to former colonies fray

Speaking at the 2025 Africa Day at Sciences Po in Paris at the start of October, French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot sought to emphasise the country’s commitment to the continent at a time when its historical relationships in Africa are in...

TETFund provides over N4bn buildings to IBBU Lapai

From: Yakubu Mustapha, Minna The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned over N4 billion sponsored Senate and Faculty of Law buildings in Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, IBBU Lapai, Niger state. The Chairman Board of...

Osinbajo, Nwachukwu, others hail Peterside’s books’ offerings on leadership recruitment

EMINENT Nigerians, including Nigeria’s former Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; elder statesman, Gen Ike Nwachukwu (Rtd), Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, among others have praised the two new books, Leading in a Storm and Beneath the...

El Fasher Falls; Islamic State Kidnaps American: Africa File, October 30, 2025

To receive the weekly Africa File or triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributors: Christopher Dayton and Femi Omotayo Key Takeaways: Sudan. The Rapid Support Forces...

Bridging The Education Gap: The Struggle For Literacy In Rural West Africa -By Aisha Ahmad Bukar

Education has long been recognized as the foundation for national development, yet in many parts of rural West Africa, the promise of literacy remains elusive. Across the dusty villages of Mali, Niger, and northern Nigeria, millions of children...

Way of maturity and love

Love, it is said, conquers all things. The saying was echoed by the Archbishop of Homs for the Syrian Catholics, Jacques Mourad while narrating his harrowing experiences in captivity. He was among several Assyrian Christians in North-East Syria...

Lead poisoning still endangers millions in Nigeria – Experts raise alarm

Health and environmental experts have raised fresh concerns that lead poisoning continues to endanger millions of Nigerians, particularly children and pregnant women, despite ongoing efforts to eliminate exposure to the toxic metal. The warning...

Closing the Gap: Managing Journal Entry Risk in the Record-to-Report Process

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South West and reforms in mining sector, by Dele Alake

Today is historic in the annals of our crusade for a Nigeria that works for the people by enabling us to realise the objectives set out in the last stanza of our National Anthem to build a nation where no man is oppressed, and so, with peace and...

Fuel price may go up – Marketers

Major marketers of petroleum products yesterday warned that the introduction of the 15 per cent import duty on petrol and diesel could signal another round of fuel price increase. The approval of the duty by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is causing...

Rice Conference BIRC 2025 To Host 1,000…

New Delhi, Oct 25 (KNN) The Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025 will be held at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, on 30–31 October 2025, the Department of Commerce announced. The event is expected to gather producers,...

The South West and the Reforms in the Mining Sector, by Dele Alake

Today is historic in the annals of our crusade for a Nigeria that works for the people by enabling us to realize the objectives set out in the last stanza of our National Anthem to build a nation where no man is oppressed, and so, with peace and...

Global Carbon Council to accelerate Africa’s carbon market infrastructure

Doha, Qatar: The Global Carbon Council (GCC) based in Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), the Global South’s first carbon market program accredited by ICAO for CORSIA scheme, has signed Memorandums of Agreement (MoAs) with national climate...

Mali Fuel Blockade Worsens Amid Restructuring of Mining Industry

Rebel offensive against the military government has resulted in severe petroleum shortages while the country has cancelled more than 90 contracts with extractive foreign firms Geoeconomic Analysis In the resource-rich West African state of Mali...

Ketowoglo Yao Azoumah (KYA Energy Group): “Our goal is to make Togo a renewable energy hub in West Africa”

(Togo First) - Founder and CEO of KYA Energy Group, Ketowoglo Yao Azoumah shares his journey from academic researcher to solar entrepreneur. In this interview with Togo First, he reflects on the challenges of energy entrepreneurship in Togo as his...

FCTA strengthens grassroots security with 12 new divisional police commands 

By Sarah NEGEDU The Federal Capital Territory Administration has intensified efforts to strengthen security presence in rural and border communities, as a major step toward fulfilling the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s pledge to decentralize policing...

Integrating DNA Sequencing and AI for AAV Genome Integrity

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Chitra Nagarajan: I Felt A Responsibility To Document The Boko Haram Conflict

Human rights activist, journalist and researcher Chitra Nagarajan has called on Nigerians and policymakers to rethink how the Boko Haram conflict is remembered and recorded, stressing that many critical stories particularly those of ordinary...